Auburn softball's starting shortstop returned to fielding her position for the first time this preseason.

Taylon Snow, who has been limited to hitting only while coping with plantar fasciitis this offseason, was a full participant in the first practice of the week on Tuesday.

"We'll let her go as long as she can go and see how it feels," Auburn coach Mickey Dean said before practice. "Just watching her footwork. Her hand-eye coordination is still pretty good; she's been hitting, so that shouldn't be an issue. Just a matter of the footwork being on time, being smooth."

Snow was a little shaky with her glove in an early drill but eventually settled in. She also ran the bases, which the coaching staff held her out from doing during two weekend scrimmages, the second of which featured a three-hit outing by the true freshman.

Dean said left-handed pitcher Chardonnay Harris, who has been out with an arm injury, threw on her own on Monday and is expected to pitch during Auburn's last two preseason scrimmages on Friday and Saturday afternoon.

James Crepea is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @JamesCrepea.